who is the last mlb pitcher to start 40 games in a season

Charlie Hough started 40 games in 1987.

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1Charlie Hough
C. Hough
40
1987
TEX TEX
40
18
13
.581
3.79
223
13
0
0
285.1
238
120
159
36
124
19
0
1
1,231
12
7.03
3.91
1.80
1.14
18.1
10.1
1.27
.244
5.02
83
4.44
99
7.51
2.1
2Jim Clancy
J. Clancy
40
1982
TOR TOR
40
16
14
.533
3.71
139
11
3
0
266.2
251
110
122
26
77
2
0
1
1,100
6
4.69
2.60
1.81
0.88
12.6
7.0
1.23
.263
4.12
87
3.82
91
8.47
10.8
3Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
44
1979
ATL ATL
44
21
20
.512
3.39
208
23
1
0
342.0
311
129
160
41
113
11
0
8
1,436
18
5.47
2.97
1.84
1.08
14.5
7.9
1.24
.254
4.21
84
4.15
101
8.18
0.1
4Mike Flanagan
M. Flanagan
40
1978
BAL BAL
40
19
15
.559
4.03
167
17
2
0
281.1
271
126
128
22
87
3
0
2
1,160
8
5.34
2.78
1.92
0.70
14.4
7.5
1.27
.283
4.09
113
3.36
90
8.67
11.2
5Dennis Leonard
D. Leonard
40
1978
KCR KCR
40
21
17
.553
3.33
183
20
4
0
294.2
283
109
125
27
78
9
0
7
1,218
12
5.59
2.38
2.35
0.82
15.0
6.4
1.23
.278
3.82
88
3.41
91
8.64
11.5
6Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
42
1978
ATL ATL
44
19
18
.514
2.88
248
22
4
1
334.1
295
107
129
16
102
13
1
5
1,389
11
6.68
2.75
2.43
0.43
17.9
7.3
1.19
.276
3.47
73
2.74
72
7.94
38.1
7Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
43
1977
ATL ATL
44
16
20
.444
4.03
262
20
2
0
330.1
315
148
166
26
164
8
1
12
1,428
17
7.14
4.47
1.60
0.71
18.3
11.5
1.45
.299
4.52
95
3.73
88
8.58
18.1
8Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
40
1977
MON MON
40
17
16
.515
3.10
206
17
4
0
301.2
272
104
122
16
81
5
0
3
1,235
14
6.15
2.42
2.54
0.48
16.7
6.6
1.17
.276
3.64
81
2.91
76
8.11
31.2
9Randy Jones
R. Jones
40
1976
SDP SDP
40
22
14
.611
2.74
93
25
5
0
315.1
274
96
109
15
50
4
0
9
1,251
0
2.65
1.43
1.86
0.43
7.4
4.0
1.03
.238
3.11
83
3.17
94
7.82
7.1
10Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
40
1976
BAL BAL
40
22
13
.629
2.51
159
23
6
0
315.0
255
88
101
20
84
8
0
5
1,256
5
4.54
2.40
1.89
0.57
12.7
6.7
1.08
.239
2.89
77
3.32
97
7.29
3.3
11Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
41
1975
CWS CWS
43
20
14
.588
3.11
142
12
1
0
303.2
321
105
121
20
77
9
1
0
1,279
0
4.21
2.28
1.84
0.59
11.1
6.0
1.31
.292
3.59
81
3.35
89
9.51
14.3
12Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
40
1975
LAD LAD
42
19
14
.576
2.29
213
19
7
1
321.2
244
82
92
22
96
5
2
2
1,276
8
5.96
2.69
2.22
0.62
16.7
7.5
1.06
.236
2.57
66
3.08
86
6.83
18.2
13Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
43
1975
CWS CWS
43
16
20
.444
4.11
140
14
2
0
291.1
309
133
148
26
92
5
0
5
1,245
6
4.32
2.84
1.52
0.80
11.2
7.4
1.38
.288
4.57
107
3.77
100
9.55
-0.3
14Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
41
1974
TEX TEX
41
19
19
.500
4.74
149
11
5
0
264.0
255
139
146
25
113
9
0
4
1,134
11
5.08
3.85
1.32
0.85
13.1
10.0
1.39
.274
4.98
132
4.06
114
8.69
-15.5
15Vida Blue
V. Blue
40
1974
OAK OAK
40
17
15
.531
3.25
174
12
1
0
282.1
246
102
118
17
98
1
0
7
1,159
9
5.55
3.12
1.78
0.54
15.0
8.5
1.22
.264
3.76
96
3.17
87
7.84
15.3
16Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
41
1974
DET DET
41
14
12
.538
4.32
177
11
2
0
285.2
272
137
160
30
158
12
0
13
1,262
13
5.58
4.98
1.12
0.95
14.0
12.5
1.51
.273
5.04
114
4.48
120
8.57
-22.6
17Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
41
1974
OAK OAK
41
25
12
.676
2.49
143
23
6
0
318.1
268
88
97
25
46
4
0
2
1,240
1
4.04
1.30
3.11
0.71
11.5
3.7
0.99
.238
2.74
73
3.16
86
7.58
17.6
18Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
41
1974
TEX TEX
41
25
12
.676
2.82
225
29
6
0
328.1
286
103
117
27
45
8
0
3
1,305
4
6.17
1.23
5.00
0.74
17.2
3.4
1.01
.259
3.21
79
2.75
77
7.84
29.4
19Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
41
1974
DET DET
41
16
21
.432
4.15
202
27
3
0
308.0
310
142
155
38
78
3
0
11
1,263
10
5.90
2.28
2.59
1.11
16.0
6.2
1.26
.289
4.53
109
3.65
98
9.06
3.2
20Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
41
1974
CAL CAL
42
22
16
.579
2.89
367
26
3
0
332.2
221
107
127
18
202
9
1
3
1,392
9
9.93
5.46
1.82
0.49
26.4
14.5
1.27
.255
3.44
85
2.97
84
5.98
20.2
21Don Sutton
D. Sutton
40
1974
LAD LAD
40
19
9
.679
3.23
179
10
5
0
276.0
241
99
111
23
80
6
0
2
1,148
4
5.84
2.61
2.24
0.75
15.6
7.0
1.16
.253
3.62
94
3.29
91
7.86
9.9
22Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
42
1974
CWS CWS
42
20
19
.513
3.60
169
22
1
0
320.1
305
128
143
27
80
9
0
8
1,316
5
4.75
2.25
2.11
0.76
12.8
6.1
1.20
.270
4.02
97
3.44
96
8.57
5
23Stan Bahnsen
S. Bahnsen
42
1973
CWS CWS
42
18
21
.462
3.57
120
14
4
0
282.1
290
112
128
20
117
5
0
2
1,218
10
3.83
3.73
1.03
0.64
9.9
9.6
1.44
.282
4.08
92
3.92
101
9.24
-1.2
24Jack Billingham
J. Billingham
40
1973
CIN CIN
40
19
10
.655
3.04
155
16
7
0
293.1
257
99
112
20
95
10
0
10
1,205
10
4.76
2.91
1.63
0.61
12.9
7.9
1.20
.256
3.44
86
3.46
98
7.89
1.7
25Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
40
1973
MIN MIN
40
20
17
.541
2.52
258
25
9
0
325.0
296
91
109
16
67
9
0
4
1,321
7
7.14
1.86
3.85
0.44
19.5
5.1
1.12
.288
3.02
63
2.31
58
8.20
57.6
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